The Lame Will Walk

And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. (Luke 7:22 ESV)

We first met Wari in November last year. For over a year she had suffered from a condition that left her unable to walk except with a walker, and when she did walk it was with great difficulty and great pain. The doctors said there was nothing they could do for her.

We went to visit Wari at her home. We explained the good news of Jesus to her and she made the decision to follow Him.

Each week we would visit Wari's house to sing songs, study the Bible and pray for her. Slowly her condition improved.

By January, Wari felt strong enough to get baptized. At that point, she was still using a walker and we had to help her into the pool. But God continued to heal her, eventually she no longer needed a walker or cane. By springtime, she was able to ride a bicycle and in June she started riding her motorcycle to worship services. Several weeks ago, our truck got stuck in the mud when we were visiting another church member. She was quickly out the door of the truck to help push.

If you see Wari today, you would not recognize her as the person we first met. Her face is full of joy and she stands tall with confidence in Jesus.

God has given her a great voice which she uses to help lead praises to God during worship services. We praise God for the work he has done in her life. We praise God for the work He has done in her life. She is becoming one of the key leaders in our church. We are grateful to God for the miracles He has done in her life, but the miracles don't end there.

Wari’s father worked in central Thailand, but he developed a health condition that left him unable to work, so he came home. The first week he was back, Somdy, our team leader, went to visit him. At that time he didn’t want to hear the gospel. But the second week when Somdy met him he said, “If God will heal me, I will believe.” So Somdy prayed for him, he was healed and he put his faith in Christ and was baptized. Soon after that he returned to work in Central Thailand because God had healed him well enough to do so.

We thank God for these occasions when His love is poured out in the form of healing from medical conditions.

No less important is the miraculous work God does in our souls.

We lift our praises to the God who loves us inside and out.